StudioCanal will celebrate the 65th anniversary of Alexander Mackendrick's classic comedy The Ladykillers (1955) with brand new 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray releases of the film, which will be available for purchase on November 9th.
A 4K RESTORATION of the film will open in select theaters across the United Kingdom on October 23rd.
Official description: The Ladykillers follows the hilarious capers of a group of small-time crooks, taking on more they can handle in the form of their sweet, but slightly dotty, elderly landlady Mrs Wilberforce (BAFTA Award-winning actress Katie Johnson; How To Murder A Rich Uncle). This group of seedy misfits are planning a security van robbery and rent a room from Mrs Wilberforce in her rickety Victorian house next to King's Cross station from which to base their operation. To conceal their true purpose, they pose as a string quartet, though they cannot play a note and are in fact miming to a recording of Boccherini's Minuet. The gang pull off the robbery but none of them could have predicted that their greatest obstacle to escaping with the loot would be their tiny hostess.
The Ladykillers features an all-star line-up of the finest comedy actors of the era: Alec Guinness (Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Lavender Hill Mob) plays the gang's mastermind 'Professor Marcus'; Cecil Parker (A French Mistress) is Claude otherwise known as 'Major Courtney'; Peter Sellers (I'm Alright Jack) is Harry aka 'Mr Robinson'; Herbert Lom (The Pink Panther) is Louis aka 'Mr Harvey' and Danny Green (A Kid For Two Farthings) plays One Round also known as 'Mr Lawson'. Jack Warner, Frankie Howerd and Kenneth Connor also appear in supporting roles.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM WITH COLOR GRADING BY TECHNICOLOR
FILM PRESENTATIONS IN 1.37 AND 1.66 ASPECT RATIOS
NEW Investigating the Ladykillers featurette
NEW Color in The Ladykillers: an interview with Professor Keith Johnston
Peter Sellers spoof trailer from the set of The Ladykillers
Audio commentary with author and film scholar Philip Kemp
King's Cross Locations featurette with Alan Dein
Audio Interview with Assistant Director Tom Pevsner
Audio Interview with Unit Production Manager David Peers
Trailer
Lobby cards Gallery
Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery
CD DISC: Original soundtrack for the film
Six pop-art artcards of the gang and Mrs Wilberforce
Booklet - 64 page illustrated booklet with new essays and technical credits
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
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